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Tennessee Football Team History

Tennessee Volunteers

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Founded: 1794
Stadium: Neyland Stadium
Capacity: 104,079
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: No Coach
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1891 <-- 1895 <- 1896 -> 1897 --> 2024

1896 Season Highlights

No Coach enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tennessee.

1896 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Oct. 22	vs. Williamsburg	10	6	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Chattanooga AC	4	0	W	@ Chattanooga, TN
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Virginia Tech	6	4	W
Thu., Nov. 26	vs. Central University	30	0	W

1896 Season Totals
Record	4-0
Points Scored	50
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	10
Defense Average	2.5
Opponents Record	5-2
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	0-0

1896 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	4-0	88	22					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Tennessee	4-0	50	10					No Coach
Texas	4-2-1	88	36					Harry O. Robinson
Auburn	3-1	135	18					John W. Heisman
Kentucky	3-6	122	134					Dudley Short
North Carolina	3-4-1	106	100					Gordon Johnston
Tulane	3-2	74	18					Harry W. Baum
Vanderbilt	3-2-2	58	76					R.G. Acton
Alabama	2-1	56	10					Otto Wagonhurst
Georgia Tech	1-1-1	18	61					No Coach
Mississippi State	0-4	0	135					J.B. Hildebrand

1896 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1896 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).